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Thai Businessman: Forever Indebted To SMRT Taxi Driver Who Returned My $235,000

SMRT SHB1881L taxi uncle returns $235,500.00 to Thai businessman who left them in his taxi. Read what Mr Chukamon Khammat wrote to us which we reproduced every single grateful word that comes from his heart:

“I boarded this SMRT TAXI SHB1881L at clarke quay about 4am after a drinking seesions with some of my business partners and i am kind of drunk at that point of time. And has told the driver to go to Marina Bay Sand Tower 1 where i am staying currently. I safely reached but i forgotten my laptop bag,i immediately turns sober because that bag contains of CASH S$235,500.00 in it.

This money is given to me by investors in singapore for a business plans carried out in thailand. And i suppose to be remitting it today morning. My worries of my consequence of losing this money lead me to a breakdown and i cried in a totally lost manner in my suites.

My wife woke up in a shock as she sees me breakdowns.Upon knowing what happen she says gone…surely we need to bear this sum of money and we are dead because SGD $235k converted to thai baht is 6 million over . i suddenly say i think i go down to the taxi lobby to see if the taxi driver will deliver back the bag of mine..and my wife screamed at me saying “dun waste your time,its $235000 and not $23.50 ,if you are the driver will you return back the bag to the owner?” I kept quiet without a word but duno why my feeling tells me that i must go to the lobby to lookout for the taxi . But the problem i facing is actually i dun even remember the taxi number as i am totally drunk just now.

So my wife seeing the deep shit i have caused she got no choice but to followed me down to the lobby in a mindset that i am obviously wasting my time coming down to the lobby and i should think of alternative ways to raise this sum and we even think of mortgage our house at thailand and even sell off all our assets. But when the lift door open upon reaching lobby i saw a man coming in from the glass door panting and anxious going towards the reception and actually i dun recognise him but i recognise what he is holding onto. Its my laptop bag!

And i and my wife ran towards him and shouting for him and when he saw me he took a deep breath and says thank god…i found you sir…..at that time about nearly 5.00am we are like making a commotion in the lobby. I asked my wife bring up the bag and i urged the exinct kind hearted driver to wait as i need to buy him a drink and offer my appreciation .But we ended up with a short chat in my suites .the driver did not request for any monetary but only asked if i could give him a ice cold mineral water and my wife immediately get it from the hotel bar fridge.and i offered him $1000.00 cash for appreciation of returning this money .because seriously i ask myself if is me i found this money i dun think i will give back too.

And furthermore i get to know from this driver that he just started driving taxi and was a bankrupt in 2014 ,he starts all over from scratch of what he lost and is repaying his debts , this makes me more surprised because if i were him,i found this big sum of money i can start afresh and repay my debts..but the driver replies of why he comes back searching for me is because,he says he intends to go home after dropping me and he has drove off going towards petrol kiosk before going back home but upon reaching he saw a bag at the passenger seat and he said he immediate open the bag hoping to have my particulars so that he can returned to HOTEL to me.but he said he was shocked when he saw the whole bag cash and first thinking is that oh dear this man will surely goes mad if he lose this bag of cash.and even cost life..so he immediately rush to MBS hoping to get the hotel help by asking mbs staff can trace the cctv footage of the guest just now.

I am sincerely grateful and other than being thankful i duno what to say to this kind soul.so i hope i can make everyone knows and can learn from this driver kind deeds. And indeed there is still kind soul in this world.i am sure this driver will surely make a comeback after he earns and repays all his debt. Because his heart is Righteous and his failures previously is also a framed up and trusted too much on business partners.sorry if my english isnt so good you guys may help me rephrased the story.thanks.”

sincerely

Chukamon Khammat

Source: Beh Chia Lor – Singapore Road

July 10, 2016
Ridjal Noor: Youths Taking “Free-Agent” Route Will Be Lost Generation Of Tomorrow

I fear the Uber/Grab/Deliveroo workforce of today will culminate in one of the biggest lost generation of tomorrow.

We need to work doubly hard to ensure that we don’t go through 10-20 years of having highly educated workforce doing menial labour without a long-term payoff.

No CPF, no benefits, medical, skills training, upgrading etc.

As it is today, the 40+ year old PMEs of today are struggling to find footing into the workforce again, once they get unseated from their jobs. It’s already so tough. But at least they have the 10-20 years of relevant experience to bolster their search.

The 20 year old degree holder who throws away a career path to go the Uber route (free agent) might have freedom today but should relentlessly prepare for life in the 40s. Keep learning and building always.

Source: Ridjal Noor

July 10, 2016
Non-Muslim Employer: Thanks To Random Stranger, My Indonesian-Muslim Maid Can Taste Aidilfitri

Almost afraid to post this but it has been a very interesting start to Hari Raya for me.

My helper is from Indonesia. She’s my age, alone in a foreign land, with no friends, no family and barely any way to contact her home. For whatever reason, she had chosen not to take the holiday off, and instead opting to be paid for it.

My family sat down today for a steamboat lunch. It was a pork-based soup, so she couldn’t have any. Saw her seated in the kitchen huddled over a bowl of maggi (granted it had all the halal ingredients we had for the steamboat) and my heart broke.

Stepped out of the house in an attempt to buy a few bits of food to make her day better, and realised I had NO idea what constituted Hari Raya food. Had to stop and ask random Malay strangers for their suggestions. I was so embarrassed and flushed that my specs were fogging up.

Bumped into this guy in traditional garb and asked him for suggestions as well, and was so humbled and amazed when he offered for me to go to his house and collect food. Took his number, and half an hour later was walking home with a giant bag of food. Gave it to my helper and could see her choking back tears.

This has been such a humbling and heartwarming experience. I do love Singapore so much. Here’s thanking the random stranger for his big heart. (I found his profile on FB using his number, but I think tagging him is a bit too creepy haha!)

Source: Justinian Liew

July 9, 2016
Muslims Open House To Spread Hari Raya Cheer

Muslims opened their homes to friends and relatives as part of Hari Raya Aidilfitri festivities yesterday but some even invited strangers.

Sikh, Christian and Hindu guests tucked into briyani and curry in Ms Noor Mastura’s home in Serangoon, taking turns at the table with a steady stream of relatives.

Ms Mastura, 26, invited them through the SG Muslims for Eid initiative, which she started last year.

The scheme aims to link up Muslim households celebrating the festival with people of other faiths, and Muslims who want to join in the celebrations but have nowhere to go.

“The whole idea of Eid is to spread joy,” said Ms Mastura, a flight attendant. “The first day is an important day and it’s usually a family affair for the closest relatives and friends, but we wanted to let guests experience customs like the Eid prayer, and going home to ask for forgiveness from elders.”

A total of 16 hosts and eight guests signed up for the initiative, which is modelled on a similar idea that the Humans of New York street photography project in the United States came up with for Christmas.

One of the three guests who visited Ms Mastura’s home yesterday was polytechnic student Parvitar Singh, 19, who was experiencing Hari Raya in a Muslim household for the first time. “It’s an honour to be here and to see how Noor’s family comes together, how there is so much respect between her and her elders, and to experience their love and hospitality,” he said.

He said he signed up for the event to learn more about other cultures and faiths. “Recent attacks around the world made me realise that it’s very important to come together as a society,” he said.

Ms Mastura and co-organisers Dhaniah Suhana, 29, a student, and Haider Amir, 31, a sales manager, said they started their society – Interfaith Youth Circle – to provide opportunities for deeper interfaith engagement, and to give young people a safe space to share their views.

They also organise activities such as monthly group discussions on different religious texts.

Mosques all over the island saw one of their busiest days yesterday.

At Al-Huda Mosque in Bukit Timah, relatives of mosque chairman Azman Kassim and long-time volunteers laid out prayer mats and prepared lontong – a vegetable stew with rice cakes – for 1,000 people.

“It’s become a family tradition,” said Mr Azman, 55, whose parents and some of their brood of 78 – including grandchildren and great- grandchildren – were helping out.

His nephew, Mr Zulqarnain Zulkiflee, 31, who helps looks after the mosque’s social media presence, said: “For those who pray at this mosque, it’s a challenge to come here because they have moved farther away, but the kampung spirit keeps bringing them back.”

Source: www.straitstimes.com

July 9, 2016
Kolam Renang Awam Austria Haramkan Burkini Atas Alasan Kebersihan

HAINFELD, AUSTRIA: Pakaian renang untuk wanita Muslimah atau ‘burkini’ kini diharamkan di sebuah kolam renang awam di bandar Hainfeld, Austria.

‘Burkini’ dilarang untuk memastikan kolam renang tersebut mematuhi peraturan kebersihan, kata anggota parti berhaluan kanan, Freedom Party (FP) yang juga ahli majlis perbandaran, Peter Terzer.

Katanya seperti ditukil Russia Today (RT) dan NÖN.at: “Kami amat puas hati dengan peraturan baru ini. Dengan ini, kami boleh memastikan, tidak ada seorang pun yang memakai burkini boleh masuk ke dalam kolam renang itu.”

Larangan kontroversi tersebut juga mendapat sokongan dari datuk bandar Hainfeld, Albert Pitterle, lapor RT.

Beliau berkata keputusan itu tidak sepatutnya dianggap luar biasa kerana menurutnya, ia sejajar dengan peraturan kolam renang yang wujud sejak berdekad-dekad lamanya.

Menurut RT, bulan lalu, sebuah lagi kolam renang awam di bandar Neutraubling di Jerman turut mengharamkan wanita daripada memakai burkini.

Ini setelah seorang pengunjung wanita membuat aduan tentang seorang wanita yang memakai burkini di kolam renang tersebut.

Datuk bandar Neutraubling, Heinz Kiechle, dilaporkan tidak senang hati dengan pemakaian burkini, yang katanya “bertentangan dengan usaha perpaduan dan mengiktiraf antara satu sama lain yang kerap dibincangkan di banyak bandar.”

Selain itu, lapor RT, anggota parti FP di Austria, Encik Terzer, juga menggesa agar keselamatan lebih ketat dilaksanakan di kolam renang itu.

Beliau merujuk kepada laporan-laporan yang mendakwa beberapa wanita didakwa diserang secara seksual oleh pendatang asing di kolam-kolam renang di Austria, yang menyebabkan beberapa kemudahan riadah mengharamkan semua pelarian lelaki.

Dalam kes terbaru, pihak berkuasa bandar Mistelbach di Austria mengharamkan secara sementara semua pelarian daripada sebuah kolam renang awam.

Ini setelah seorang remaja perempuan berusia 13 tahun diganggu secara seksual oleh seorang lelaki muda “berkulit gelap”, yang dipercayai seorang pencari suaka.

Bahkan menurut RT, pihak berkuasa tempatan memasang papan tanda tertera “hari ini semua pelarian tidak dibenarkan masuk” menyusuli insiden itu.

Source: http://berita.mediacorp.sg

July 9, 2016